The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-08
Mr.. GLADSTONE ON TOP.
HE KNOCKS mr.. BALPOUR OFF
HIS FEET.
The Ex.Premier Moves That the
third Reading OF the Crimes
Bill be Postponed

months. Mr., Gladstone ssid the bill
WAS the Conservative alternative TO
home rule ard therefore bore a DIFF.
fereut aspect from any ordinary CO.
ercion bill. The old coercion measures
had been aimed at crime only, but this
new one, passirg beyond crime, aimed
at societies. [Ories Of "Hear, hear "a
Further, the bill had been brought In
without any foundation such as un.
derlaid! oil former coercion bills based
on the existence Of exceptional crime.
Mr.. Baliour had disregsrded all pre-
cedent requiring that the introduction
OF coercion measures be prefaced by q
statems mt Of exceptional crime. Mr..
Gladstone maintained that the increase
In crime in 1888 over 1885, In view Of
the agricultural distress in Ireland,
was excsedinly small. Comparing the
officials OF the Tory government in
power In Ireland In 1885 with
thote in power the fret five months
In 1887, there was marked decrease
In the amount Of Agrarian crime. Yet,
in 1885, they had refrained from In.
Producing coeIcivs mea ure from the
motives OF policy. A comparison OF
past and present statistics afforded no
shadow OF justification for the present
measure. Another contrast was that
past Parliaments had been nearly
unanimous In asserting TO coercion,
while this bill was opposed by n large
minority In The House and by a ma.
jority OF the people Of the country--a
msj)rity lha, was not likely TO dimin-
ish. lCheere. II Parliament retained
any regard for the traditions Of lib
erty OF party usages, the mCasurs
would be abandoned. What could
they urge TO warrant such invaeion OF
tine peoples liberties? While resent
iDg the imputatiOn that the Liberals
had dDns the same thing, he would
admit that past measures hid been
failures. Among the differences be-
tween the past aud the present, was
the extraordinary proposal making
tho Viceroy master Of the whole law
aud right Of asSociation. In the pres.
ent century such proposal was
an outrage upon every pin.
ciple OF public duty. Moreover, new
OF snsrs were created under the meas
ure. The attorney general for lie.
has admitted, and II was too lsts TO
deny, that the bill aimed q, the sup.
preston OF executive dealings. That
was far more pardonable In the weak
aud poor than In the rich and powerful,
but Il was the exclusive dealings OF
the poor against the strong al which
the bill 10 aimed. II new crime
were created the measure for lis cup.
preston. should operate impIrtially.
lCheers. The government did not
care 10 LIT fnger In defense OF ths
tuggestion that IL apply 10 England
provision such ~ II was forcing upon
Ireland. He contended that the gov.
eminent was bound 10 extend to the
occupiers Of lands In Ireland q per.
feet equality with English trades
unions as rsaardH the righls and prac.
tices enjoyed by the latter, among
which combination and exclusive deal.
ing were sanctioned. As the bill stood
II an lrishman Joined an association II
was Tor Mr.. Baliour TO say whether or
not he became criminal by ths acl.
lOheefH. In conclusion, Mr.. Glad.
stone said that Ireland. alter seventy
years oil oppression and wrong, was la
q state Of misery and wfetchedness
lCriee OF "hear."l In the whole Bri.
tish Empire, he said, there was not
lqusre yard Of land where Englsnd
bad force alone, except In Ireland,
where force "a, employed. lEnihusi.
astic cheers from the Iiish benches !
Ireland was held by mastery, but the
government refused 10 learn tina, mas.
terry involved responsibility. [O'ies
OF "hear"l They knew thar the
whole literature Of the world was
against them. Cries Of mol lie
challenged the government 10 men.
tion any one who had reviewed tho 70.
latioBs between England aud Ireland
without arriving at q home rule solu.
ton. lCheers The Tories proiessed
10 be fighting for the union Of the
Empire, heht in which the Lib.
erals Joined. Laughter and cheers
The Liberals held that the charge oil
disunion was ridiculous. Il was evi.
dent that the present state Of affairs
cou'd not last long, ~ Mr. Gladstone
believed every day tended 10 bring
the Tories nearer their end.
Mr.. Gladstone then moved Tor the
rejection Of the bill amid cheers from
the Liberal and Parnellite benshea
Mr.. Baliour, replying 10 Mr.. Glad
stone, frat referred 20 the charge that
the government had brought the bill
% An alternative 10 Mr.. GladstoneS
home rule proposals. II that was the
case, he said, he felt justified In say.
ing that II wsssufiicient 10 recommend
the measure TO the acceptance OF the
Houee. Tue government was mainly
justified In Introducing lts proposals
Dy the state OF social tyranny which
had recently been created In Ireland,
n tyranny that attacked the rights and
liberties Of mlnoritiss and most Of
those elementary principles without
which \ country could never be pros.
porous. lie oontsnded that crime !
wsa wofse now 10 Ireland than in
1870, when Mr.. Gladstone promoted
coercion. He tainted Mr.. Gladstone
with having introduced, IN 1881, 40
arbitrary coercivo measure, which on.
abled the Irish Ohiei Secretary
10 imprlsnn anybody at viii.
He ndiculed the comparison
that had been made between
trades unions and societies whose
object Was the diems bermenl Of the |
Empire, and which were supported by |
foreigners The trades unions might |
well De indignant at q comparison n !
their honest, peaceful efforts will
those Of b1ycottsrs and polilica con. !
spraton Mr.. Gladstone bad made /
nm inddious and Inaccurate st.lemrrt
regarding this crime In lreland. Early
IN the year there WAS visible i'm.
provement, bat At tho last quarter
: esions there were evidences Of re-
lapse. In June, 1882, serious cfime5
were cnmultlnd--ien above the aver.
ago of the prCylous signieon months.
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